Stand for shoeing horses



(No Model.)

' D. MENARD.

STANDFOR SHOEING HORSES.

No. 554,944. Patented Feb. 18, 1896.

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DAVID MFNARD, OF ST. PAUL DABOTSFORD, CANADA.

STAND FOR SHOEING HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,944, dated February 18, 1896.

Application filed July 25, 1895. Serial No. 557,111. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID MENARD,a citizen of the Dominion of Oanada,residing at St.Paul dAbotsford, in the county of Rouville and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stands Used in Shoein g Horses and other'Animals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stands used in shoeing-horses and other animals; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the stand. Fig. 2 is a front view of the stand with portions of the same removed to more clearly show the side clips.

This invention is an improvement on the stand for which I have obtained a patent, No. 541,105, dated June 18, 1895, and enables the stand to be used in connection with shoes which do not have calks.

A is the base-plate, and D is the frame supported thereby and formed of two parts or sides.

D are laterally-proj ectin g arms at the lower part of the frame. Lugs d are provided at the upper part of the frame over the arms D, and d are laterally-proj ecting arms at the top of the frame, arranged on the other side of it from the arms D. The ends of the arms (1 are connected together by the bar 0.

E is the stationary jaw secured in the upper part of the frame.

F is the movable jaw provided with a shank 2 and a thumb-nut 3. A lever f is pivoted on a pin f between the lugs 61, and is provided with a horizontal slot 4in its upper end. The shank 2 is adjustable in the slot 4, so that the jaws E and F can be set at a greater or less distance apart, as desired.

G is a foot-lever pivoted on the pin g at the lower part of the frame.

II are two curved links the upper ends of which are pivoted to the lower end of the lever f by the pin h. The lower ends of the links Hare pivoted to the foot-lever G by the pin L.

I is a weight pivoted to the links H by the pin i a short distance below the pin h.

J is a second foot-lever pivoted to the ends of the arms D, and connected with the links H by the rod K.

N is the heel-rest adj ustably secured to the arms cl at the-top part of the frame.

In order to hold shoes which are not provided with calks, a serrated plate 7 is secured to the jaw F by the thumb-nut and bolt 8.

Two crossed arms 9 are pivoted on the pin 10. The pin 10 is provided with a cross-bar 11, which is vertically adjustable and engages with any of the notches 12 on the frame. A thumb-nut 13 is provided for clamping the pin 10 to the frame.

The upper parts of the arms 9 have sockets 14, and 15 are serrated rollers screwed on the vertical portions 16 of the shanks 17. The shanks 17 slide horizontally in the sockets 14, and are provided with set-screws for securing them in position. The rollers 15 are adjusted vertically by turning them 011 the screwthreaded portions of the shanks.

Links 20 are pivoted to the lower ends of the arms 9 by pins 21, and are pivoted together and to the upper end of the connecting-rod 22 by the pin 23. The rear part of the pin 23 is provided with a roller 24, which slides vertically between the two sides of the frame and guides the said links and arms.

The connecting-rod 22 is made in two parts, having serrated end portions which are secured together by the bolt 22 after its length has been adjusted. The lower end of the connecting-rod is pivoted to the links H.

The shoe rests upon the heel-plate and on the top of the jaw F. The serrated rollers 15 come inside the bend of the shoe. When either foot-lever is depressed, the connectingrod 22 is forced upward and the rollers 1.5 are forced apart. The serrated plate 7 is simultaneously pressed against the toe of the shoe, and the shoe is clipped tightly by the said rollers and plate. The hoof of the animal is then secured to the shoe in the usual manner. What I claim is 1. The combination, with the vertical frame provided with a stationary jaw at its upper part, and a lever pivoted to the frame and provided with a horizontal slot 4 in its upper end; of an adjustable jaw provided with a shank slidable in the said slot, a support for the heel of the shoe carried by the said frame, and a pivoted foot-lever operatively connected with the aforesaid lever, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the vertical frame provided with a support for the heel of the shoe at its upper part; of a pivoted lever provided with a serrated toe-plate, two crossed arms pivoted to the frame, serrated rollers carried by the said arms, a pivoted foot-lever, and intermediate link mechanism operatively connecting the said foot-lever with the aforesaid lever and with the crossed arms, substantially as set forth.

3. The combi11ation,with the vertical frame, 

